and he is altogether desirable.
This is my beloved and this is my friend,
O adaughters of Jerusalem.
34 May my pmeditation be pleasing to him,
for I rejoice in the Lord.
The Bride Praises Her Beloved
She
10 My beloved is radiant and druddy,
edistinguished among ten thousand.
6 For it stands in Scripture:
t“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone,
a cornerstone chosen and precious,
uand whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”
2 You are xthe most handsome of the sons of men;
ygrace is poured upon your lips;
therefore God has blessed you forever.
9 xTherefore yGod has zhighly exalted him and bestowed on him athe name that is above every name,
19 For uin him all the vfullness of God was pleased to dwell,
8 uThough you have not seen him, you love him. vThough you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory,
8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of cthe surpassing worth of dknowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I ehave suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ
9 and be found in him, not having fa righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but gthat which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith—
